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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Namazu Macula

Basic Info

Feature Name Namazu Macula
Clean Name Namazu Macula
Feature ID 4125
Target Triton
Feature Type Macula, maculae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -25.50 °
Southmost Latitude -25.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 14.00 °
Westmost Longitude 14.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -25.50 °
Center Longitude 14.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Asia
Culture Japan
Origin Japanese mythic fish; maker of earthquakes.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM